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Originally Posted by endgame
Trading him to a team with a defecit would perhaps allow him the playing time and future I'd hoped for him on my own team. The other side of that is hoping I don't have to face him / step over him on my way to a finish. Unless of course it's to see him staring at me from the dugout with that spankin' clean uniform that never got to see an inning of play that day.
What, if any, changes have occured in his ratings/talent ratings. Any? There is also a possibility he's growing into the role. How do their ages compare? And if the regular did seem to struggle getting back from that injury, what's your level of confidence he won't go down again or will see residual effect from it?
Keep us posted. Unexpected achievements by The Replacement is always a good story.
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Always appreciate your thoughtful comments, Endgame. To answer a few of your questions: His ratings increased 6 points over about 1 1/2 years, split evenly between Contact and Eye. Talent remained the same. Maggard, the original starter, is now 26, while Rode is a year younger, I believe. Finally, Maggard's injury rating is still Normal, so I'm hoping there are no residual effects.
I didn't think I cared a lot about what happens to Rode. I was mostly interested in what I could get for him, although I sure did enjoy the job he did for me. Turns out I 'm glad to see he's got a starting job, and we'll get a chance to see what happens with him. He ended up going to a team that's in the same league, but a different division, so we'll be seeing him from time to time.
Hope he's not too upset ...